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Better System Trader

If you’re looking for inspiration, motivation and practical advice on improving your trading results, Better System Trader delivers every fortnight. Each episode brings you an expert trader who shares their own story, along with the steps, both good and bad, that they've taken on their path to success. With a focus on actionable insights, the tips and tricks used by the experts contain loads of value, providing you with insanely practical tips and tools you can start using TODAY. Improve your trading with Better System Trader.

Episodes

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181: Short-term Swing Trading Techniques – Ivanhoff

03 Mar 2021
42m
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This podcast episode explores the world of swing trading with guest speaker Ivan, a successful portfolio manager and founder of Ivanhoff Capital. Ivan shares his expertise in swing trading and emphasizes its benefits, including achieving market-beating returns with smaller drawdowns. The episode covers various aspects ...

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180: 3 ways traders kill trading strategies (and how to avoid them) – Rob Carver

24 Feb 2021
1h 13m
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This podcast episode delves into the nuances of overfitting in trading strategies, illustrating how strategies optimized for past market performance can lead to significant discrepancies in live trading results. Rob and Andrew explore various forms of overfitting—explicit, implicit, and tacit—highlighting the importanc...

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179: Effective techniques to identify trends – Doc Ahrens

16 Feb 2021
1h 1m
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In this episode of Better System Trader, Andrew Swanscott interviews Doc Ahrens, Director of Research at Trendline Dynamics, about trend analysis and systematic trading. Doc shares his background, including his early experiences in the stock market and his development of the Macro Trend Analyzer (MTA), which uses movin...

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178: How to build Mean Reversion trading strategies – Stefan Friedrichowski

10 Feb 2021
1h 30m
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This podcast episode provides an in-depth exploration of mean reversion trading using brick-based candles, highlighting their advantages in reducing noise and enhancing the accuracy of price movement analysis. Stefan emphasizes the importance of statistical analysis in identifying suitable forex pairs that show a tende...

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177: Superior returns from superior risk management – Laurent Bernut

03 Feb 2021
1h 26m
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This podcast episode delves into the critical role of position sizing and risk management in trading success, illuminating how dynamic risk adjustment can significantly impact long-term outcomes. Laurent emphasizes the importance of understanding drawdown tolerance and adopting strategies that respond to market fluctua...

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176: Dealing with market uncertainty and lessons of 2020 - Michael Grech

16 Dec 2020
57m
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This podcast episode presents an in-depth analysis of various trading strategies amidst the market volatility of 2020, contrasting momentum and value strategies while highlighting the critical aspects of risk management and the unpredictability caused by black swan events. Michael illustrates the complexities of tradin...

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175: 3 under-utilized techniques to build dramatically better trading strategies – Brian Miller

09 Dec 2020
1h 8m
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This podcast episode delves into underutilized techniques for traders, focusing on overcoming overfitting through trade frequency, diversifying value with a multi-strategy approach, and prioritizing effective money management. Brian illustrates that by analyzing limited sample sizes and utilizing adaptive allocation, t...

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174 : How to find statistical edges to improve your trading – Scott Andrews

25 Nov 2020
1h 1m
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In Better System Trader episode 174, Andrew Swanscott interviews Scott Andrews from Investiquant about finding statistical edges to improve trading. Scott shares insights on identifying potential edges in various markets, emphasizing the importance of market observation over constant trading. He introduces the "three C...

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173: Trend Trading Tactics – Brent Penfold

18 Nov 2020
1h 14m
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This podcast episode highlights the complexities and challenges of trend trading, emphasizing the high risk of ruin and psychological hurdles traders face. Brent advocates for using simple, objective tools focused on price action while walking through essential strategies like risk management, portfolio construction, a...

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172: The Magic of Momentum Trading – Alan Clement

11 Nov 2020
1h 0m
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This podcast episode examines the intricacies of momentum trading, focusing on its challenges and methodologies while emphasizing the importance of understanding risks and employing strategic indicators to enhance trading effectiveness. The hosts discuss the dual momentum strategy, its application in systematic trading...

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171: How to survive market sell-offs – Perry Kaufman

03 Nov 2020
56m
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In this episode of Better System Trader, host Andrew Swanscott interviews Perry Kaufman about surviving market sell-offs, particularly in light of the upcoming US elections. Kaufman shares historical data on market behavior around election days since 1924, discusses the two types of price shocks and strategies for hand...

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170: How to detect when a trading strategy is failing – Kevin Davey

28 Oct 2020
1h 15m
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169: Will AI replace the human trader – Bob Pardo

21 Oct 2020
1h 3m
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168: How to optimize strategies for robustness (properly) – John Ehlers

13 Oct 2020
46m
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This podcast episode highlights the significance of robustness in strategy optimization, as John Ehlers provides invaluable insights into genetic optimization techniques, practical re-optimization strategies, and the inherent importance of metrics and algorithms in trading. Through engaging analogies and detailed discu...

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167: Improve trading performance by being a flexible trader – Steve Ward

07 Oct 2020
47m
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This podcast episode highlights the critical learning potential that arises from challenging trading experiences, emphasizing the necessity for traders to adapt their strategies in a constantly evolving market landscape. Steve Ward elucidates the significance of perspective, the power of mental frameworks, and the impo...

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166: Consistent Equity Growth using Diversification – Nick Radge

28 Sep 2020
1h 6m
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This podcast episode explores the importance of diversification in trading and investing. The speakers discuss the challenges faced by traders, such as managing expectations and avoiding the beginner's cycle of constantly switching strategies. They present different strategies, including high-frequency and trend follow...

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165: Effective Market Regime Techniques - Cesar Alvarez

21 Sep 2020
55m
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This podcast episode provides an in-depth exploration of market regime classification, emphasizing its significance in trading strategies and decision-making. Andrew and Cesar discuss various methods for identifying market regimes, the application of these classifications to enhance trading performance, and the challen...

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What's next for BST?

16 Sep 2020
8m
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This podcast episode introduces Andrew's new show, emphasizing its focus on trading strategies with expert Cesar Alvarez as the first guest, while also providing guidance for listeners on how to stay informed and access both new and past content, ultimately aiming to build a vibrant community around trading knowledge.

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Important Announcement

12 Sep 2020
2m
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This podcast episode highlights Andrew's exciting new venture with Better System Trader, promising a more engaging and interactive experience, while also featuring Ryan Reynolds' innovative reverse auction for Mint Mobile, showcasing their commitment to affordability in a challenging economic climate.

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164: Performance Accelerators - Steve Ward

23 Jun 2019
49m
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This podcast episode delves into the complexities of trading, emphasizing the J-curve concept that illustrates the common trajectory of traders facing initial losses before achieving profitability. Steve highlights the essential role of training and mentorship to expedite the learning process, while also addressing the...

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